Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Charterhouse Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 6JN). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2026) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 44 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 5 EPCs).
3 Charterhouse Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 January 2036
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (30 kWp) installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 Charterhouse Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
3 Charterhouse Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
CO₂ Emissions for 3 Charterhouse Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 79 (C)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.3 t/year
Street avg 0.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
233/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Stephens Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cold Norton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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